Shembe pilgrims, South Africa, 1997

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Title: Shembe pilgrims, South Africa, 1997
Creator: Marinovich, Greg
Subject: Zulu (African people)--Religion, Church of the Nazarites, Rites and ceremonies--South Africa--Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pilgrims and pilgrimages--South Africa--Kwa-Zulu Natal, Best of Marinovich
Description: 100,000 pilgrims start a three-day long, barefoot walk from the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church (or Shembe Church). Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after he had a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture. Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal, 1997.
Publisher: University of Cape Town. Libraries
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Date: 1997
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Format: still image, Photojournalism, black-and-white photographs, photographs, Image/jpeg
Identifier: islandora:1215
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Rights: Copyright held by the photographer, Greg Marinovich. Please contact the Special Collections at the University of Cape Town Libraries for further information about using and/or publishing this photograph.